BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 10, 2016
Deanna Jent, artistic director of Mustard Seed Theatre, first read Diane Samuels’ play “Kindertransport” many years ago, and it stayed with her. “It’s a story about mothers and daughters, and I am both, so it appealed to me,” Jent said. “When...
The Lou will be a ‘cuing, kosher-styleKansas City has long laughed in the face of St. Louis barbecue. Why, I don’t know; frankly, from what I have eaten, both cities have stellar joints to boast about. Now comes more news that should continue to...
HOMAGE TO EDGAR ALLAN POE is the name that photographer Carol Shapiro selected for her exhibit at the St. Louis University Museum of Art on Lindell Boulevard, directly across the street from Pius XII Memorial Library. The photographs were all taken at...
A mad barber, unusual pie ingredients, mistaken identities, midsummer mischief and romance are themes in the Opera Theatre of St. Louis’s productions of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutti.” Docents...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 15, 2012
A splendid production of "Race," which opened Friday at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, reaffirms the American Jewish playwright David Mamet's unique genius to write dialogue the way certain "bottom-feeders" of America speak while dealing with truly...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published February 15, 2012
What Joan Lipkin has in mind for playgoers is a theatrical buffet, an opportunity to sample seven short plays, rather than settle in for a full-length entrée. Plus, "Briefs: A Festival of Short Lesbian and Gay Plays" is the first theater festival in...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published December 7, 2011
Fans of Alfred Uhry's award-winning play and film "Driving Miss Daisy" are sure to love "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," appearing through Dec. 18 at The New Jewish Theatre. Though not as much of a household name as Neil Simon or Arthur Miller, Uhry is...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published June 8, 2011
"The Immigrant," a warm, nostalgic, almost sepia-toned play by Mark Harelik, has been brought back to the stage of the New Jewish Theatre to close out its 2010-2011 season. Over the past few years, "The Immigrant" has appeared previously on the NJT stage...
The New Jewish Theatre has announced that Steve Woolf, Artistic Director of the Repertory Theatre, will direct NJT's production of Clifford Odet's 1935 classic "Awake and Sing!" While Woolf does direct outside of the Rep, he does not typically direct...
